Fernando de Fuentes

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

December 13, 1894 — July 4, 1958 (63 years)
Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films El prisionero trece, El compadre Mendoza, and Vámonos con Pancho Villa, all part of his Revolution Trilogy on the Mexican Revolution.

Known For

  • Let's Go with Pancho Villa!
    Let's Go with Pancho Villa!1936
  • School for Tramps
    School for Tramps1955
  • The Phantom of the Monastery
    The Phantom of the Monastery1934
  • Doña Bárbara
    Doña Bárbara1943
  • The Children of Maria Morales
    The Children of Maria Morales1952
  • The Crying Woman
    The Crying Woman1933
  • Face of the Screaming Werewolf
    Face of the Screaming Werewolf1965
  • Out on the Big Ranch
    Out on the Big Ranch1949
  • Woman Without a Soul
    Woman Without a Soul1944
  • El dinero tiene miedo
    El dinero tiene miedo1970
  • La devoradora
    La devoradora1946
  • House of Terror
    House of Terror1960
  • The Insanities of Tin Tan
    The Insanities of Tin Tan1952
  • A Thousand and One Nights
    A Thousand and One Nights1958
  • The Adventures of Pito Pérez
    The Adventures of Pito Pérez1957
  • The Jungle of Fire
    The Jungle of Fire1945
  • Jalisco canta en Sevilla
    Jalisco canta en Sevilla1949
  • Los Beverly de Peralvillo
    Los Beverly de Peralvillo1971
  • La zandunga
    La zandunga1938
  • No me defiendas compadre
    No me defiendas compadre1949

Filmography

1958
A Thousand and One Nights · as Adaptation
1957
La sombra del otro · as Adaptation
1957
1957
1957
1955
School for Tramps · as Adaptation
1951
Casa de vecindad · as Story
1938
La zandunga · as Dialogue
1933
Su última canción · as Co-Director